Version 3 does not allow you to see or select files until after the download starts. V2.2.1 build 25249 does and I had to get the old version from a different site because this site seems to default to version 3 regardless of what version you want.

if there ever was a ratio of CPU footprint to usefulness/effective/impact, uTorrent would win that contest with ANY application. It has the footprint of Notepad, yet it has all the features and the ability of a 3 old videostores ...combined!

No probs with 1.8 previous to going to v2.0 beta,the beta 2.0 seems fine & runs ok on my comp tho if your using vista or win 7 it may be a different story as there was at one point reports of crashes etc,tho if the forum is anything to go by that's now sorted,personally i'd give it a go the worst that'll happen is you'll have to downgrade to an earlier stable version,astrange thing is quick launch shortcut still is incorporated in the setup,i spose it don't matter since if there's no path for it in vista & win 7 it won't get created,still i'd prefer it not be automatic all the same even for xp,there are no cons as far as i know it runs perfect for me & is still light weighted

It would seem that getting the latest version of any given software isn't always the best option. I had upgraded from µTorrent 1.6. I'm not saying this didn't work at all, just that no matter how many times I changed them it would ignore any personal settings that I would make. After many attempts I just finally gave up and went back to 1.6.

The old 1.6 up to 1.7.6 versions were sufferable to a remote crash attack so they encouraged everyone to upgrade to v1.7.7+ So, I encourage you to get Peer Guardian with this program and it will alleviate your concerns that v1.6 is the best. It's a good version of utorrent, but if your concerned with privacy I say go with Peer Guardian along side this.

µTorrent said themselves they didn't discover anything, they just heard from a guy that heard from a guy. Ugh ... ridiculous.
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<br/>Ridiculous perhaps but better safe than sorry based on the more informed posts in this thread (of which I'm obviously not a part of.). So, I guess the jury is out and this is their answer or is it?

uTorrent 1.6 ** DRM-Free **
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<br/>Hollywood bought up the official BitTorrent client and destroyed it.
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<br/>Later, BitTorrent bought up uTorrent.
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<br/>They're planning to implement DRM and all sorts of crap in all of the major torrent clients, including uTorrent and Azureus...
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<br/>The last good (and safe) client to use is uTorrent 1600 (1.600) which was released before they sold out to hollywood and BitTorrent... but it's getting harder and harder to find it, so here's the file containing the 1600 setup.

Utorrent 1.6 Standard, the last final build, was done before the company was purchased and the new code written. That version should be safe I believe and is still an excellent client.

The fact that Utorrent is now owned and being updated by people that have signed agreements with the RIAA and MPAA and NOT the original programmer, should give anybody pause.

If you wish to use Utorrent, I'd simply say stay with the 1.6 Standard final version and do not use anything after that release.

I for one do not wish to support ANY effort by someone so chummy with the RIAA and MPAA, period. I don't see why anybody would want to, especially with the original author no longer coding the program. He cashed out and he's done. Whatever happens from this point forward is no longer something he's involved in, I believe.

If the RIAA and MPAA can't kill 'em, they buy 'em and reprogram them. Bearshare, Utorrent, what's next? They are letting their money do the fighting for them and have ruined what was a fantastic product. Too bad it wasn't made Open Source so someone could continue on the work in the right way.

The backlash against Utorrent is not FUD. Simply looking at who bought the program and who is now updating the code should be enough to convince anybody that the Utorrent we knew is gone. 1.6 Standard is the last REAL version of Utorrent. Anything after that is suspect.

I started using utorrent about a month ago and it is excellent! Especially once you foward a port on your router. I get incredible speeds and it is very easy to use. I don't see myself ever using any other client.